De Jong Opens Up About Man United, Chelsea, and Barcelona’s Salary
Frenkie de Jong has refuted rumours that he is unwilling to accept a pay cut at Barcelona and disclosed that he has accepted a lesser wage for the first three years of his contract at the Nou Camp.
When de Jong joined the club three years ago, the Catalan giants gave him a staggering £400,000-per-week after-tax contract. Then, former president Josep Maria Bartomeu granted him an incredibly lucrative extension…….Continue Reading
However, the Holland international’s high wage has been criticised considering the club’s present financial difficulty and efforts to comply with LaLiga’s financial fair play laws.
De Jong was awarded a hefty two-year contract extension by the former president of Barcelona, Bartomeu. He is scheduled to earn €20 million (£16.8 million) net this season and up to €25 million (£21 million) the following season, including £17 million in deferred wages.
It was previously claimed that Barcelona notified De Jong at the beginning of the season that they intended to rip up his current contract and return back to his initial term from 2019 – when he first joined the club.
According to reports, the 25-year-old De Jong refused to take a pay cut, and his supporters were enraged. However, De Jong has set the record right by stating that he agreed to a wage decrease during the first three years of his tenure at the club and claiming that his compensation is not as high as many believe.
Speaking to TV NOS, via Mundo Deportivo, De Jong said: ‘There have been many lies and falsehoods spread about my salary.
‘In each of the first 3 years I played here, I cut my salary. Eventually the money comes back, and it comes on top of my normal salary, so it looks bigger.
‘I think a lot of people don’t understand this, but the figures the media are spreading are false.‘
De Jong has made it clear he wants to stay at Barcelona but the 25-year-old is said to be furious with the way he has been treated by Xavi this season.
